Speaker:  Andy Beaulieu
Presentation Topic:  Silverlight 2 for Data Applications
Date:  June 18, 2008
Time:  6PM
Location:  KNOWLEDGEAIR (726 Exchange St, Suite 628 in the Larkin building)     Click Here for Directions – Due to unforseen curcumstances the meeting was changed back to the origonal location at KnowledgeAir.

 The Western New York .NET User group would like to welcome you to our June meeting. It’s also going to be an exciting presentation!  Andy Beaulieu is giving a demo of Silverlight.  Silverlight is an enticing new technology, from Microsoft, that holds a lot of promise.

Please RSVP by replying to this email (events@wnydnug.org), with your name, so we have an accurate count for food.

Food: Pizza and Pop (Courtesy of PSI)

Agenda:
 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM :: Food and Networking
 6:30 PM - 6:45 PM :: Announcements and Introductions
 6:45 PM - 7:30 PM :: Presentation Part I
 7:30 PM - 7:45 PM :: Food and Networking
 7:45 PM - 8:30 PM :: Presentation Part II

Presentation:  Silverlight 2 for Data Applications

Silverlight 2 holds great promise for building data-centric applications that are more robust and capable than their AJAX cousins. This session will give a quick start to creating Line of Business type applications using Silverlight 2.

Speaker Background: 

 Andy Beaulieu is a professional software developer with over 10 years of experience building applications for Windows and the Web. Located in Syracuse, New York, he is well versed in many Microsoft technologies including Silverlight, ASP.NET, ADO.NET and WindowsForms. Andy has worked on many applications for the financial, medical, and scientific communities and is a member of the WPF and Silverlight Insiders group. He is also involved in the .NET community and is the Group Leader for the Central New York .NET Developers Group, as well as the INETA Membership Mentor for much of the Northeastern United States.

He holds a B.A. in Computer and Information Science from Potsdam College of the State University of New York, as well as several Microsoft certifications including Microsoft Certified Trainer, Microsoft Certified Solution Developer for .NET, Microsoft Certified Application Developer, and Microsoft Certified Solution Developer for Visual Studio 6.

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Swag:

The Western New York .NET User Group (WNY DNUG) would like to invite you to the May 14th meeting.  We had a very successful meeting in April, with over 40 attendees.  This month we have a very exciting speaker coming all the way from Microsoft's offices in MA, who will be speaking on LINQ and .NET 3.5 Language Enhancements. 

Please RSVP by responding to this email (events@wnydnug.org) with your name.

Speaker: Chris Bowen (Microsoft)
Presentation Topic: LINQ and .NET 3.5 Language Enhancements
Date:  May 14, 2008
Time:  6PM
Location:  KnowledgeAir (726 Exchange St, Suite 628 in the Larkin building) Click here for directions.
Food: Pizza and Pop (Courtesy of Systems Personnel)

Agenda:
 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM :: Food and Networking
 6:30 PM - 6:45 PM :: Announcements and Introductions
 6:45 PM - 7:30 PM :: Presentation Part I
 7:30 PM - 7:45 PM :: Food and Networking
 7:45 PM - 8:30 PM :: Presentation Part II

Presentation:  LINQ and .NET 3.5 Language Enhancements

LINQ (Language Integrated Query) is a unified approach for querying data using coding syntax that remains consistent regardless of the data source. It will change the way you work as a developer and architect and this session will help you on your way to using it effectively.  To understand how LINQ works, we'll first navigate the new features of C# 3.0 and VB 9.0 that improve LINQ functionality. Then, we'll dive into .NET 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008 to explore various flavors of LINQ: in-memory objects, XML, Database, and more. By the end of this session, you'll have a solid understanding of how LINQ works and what it can do for your applications.

Speaker Background: 

Chris Bowen (http://blogs.msdn.com/cbowen) is Microsoft's Developer Evangelist for the Northeast.  A software architect and engineer with over 16 years of experience, Chris joined Microsoft after holding senior architect and developer positions at companies such as Monster, VistaPrint, Staples, and IDX Systems and consulting on web presence and eCommerce projects with others.  He is coauthor of "Essential Windows Communication Foundation" [Addison-Wesley] and "Professional Visual Studio 2005 Team System" [WROX].  He specializes in application architecture and building highly-scalable transactional web systems and holds an M.S. in Computer Science and a B.S. in Management Information Systems, both from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Giveaways:

• 1 Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Standard Edition
• 10 1GB Flash Red Gate Software Drives
• 17 Red Gate Software T-Shirts
• 3 Telerik Licenses (RadControls for ASP.NET, RadControls for Windows Forms, and Reporting)
• 4 Telerik T-Shirts
• 1 Code Smith Professional License
• 1 Pertetuum Software License
• 1 Xceed Software License
• 1 Microsoft Geek Coffee Mug
• 1 Wintellect T-Shirt
• 3 Apress Books for Review

Speaker: Mike Pawelek, Dave Hockenberry, Adnan Syed and Greg Eichholzer
Date:  April 16, 2008
Time:  6PM
Place:  KnowledgeAir (726 Exchange St, Suite 628 in the Larkin building) Click Here for Directions
Food: Pizza and Pop (Courtesy of PSI)

Agenda:
 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM :: Food and Networking
 6:30 PM - 6:45 PM :: Announcements and Introductions
 6:45 PM - 7:30 PM :: Presentation Part I
 7:30 PM - 7:45 PM :: Food and Networking
 7:45 PM - 8:30 PM :: Presentation Part II

Presentation:  Dotnetnuke Tips and Tricks

It has almost been a trade card for a developer to mention how they have made the next cool "framework" which of course helps them with their day to day business and ongoing work.  These frameworks save you countless hours and investment by providing the needed controls and extendability so that you can concentrate on the actual application itself.  Many developers have saved time and money adapting open source standards for developing their next big application.  While DotNetNuke is considered more of a multi-portal support infrastructure, it is still gaining momentum and growth in the enterprise

The panel will discuss at best:

1.       Introduction to the world of DNN (DotNetNuke)
2.       Installation - Including Demo
3.       Case Study - Willow Creek and Chaz Tribute
4.       Case Study - Cazenovia College
5.       Skin development
6.       Module Development - Including Demo

Giveaways: 

•  3 Telerik Licenses (Winservices, Reporting, and RadControls)
•  4 Telerik T-Shirts
•  1 Code Smith Pro License
•  2 Wintelect T-Shirts
• 1 Wrox DNN Book
• 1 Perpetuum Software License
• 1 Xceed Software License

Speaker: Victor Stachura - EDS
Date:  March 19, 2008
Time:  6PM
Place:  KnowledgeAir (726 Exchange St, Suite 628 in the Larkin building) Click Here for Directions
Food: Pizza and Pop (Courtesy of Kelly IT Resources)

Agenda:
 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM :: Food and Networking
 6:30 PM - 6:45 PM :: Announcements and Introductions
 6:45 PM - 7:30 PM :: Presentation Part I
 7:30 PM - 7:45 PM :: Food and Networking
 7:45 PM - 8:30 PM :: Presentation Part II

Presentation:  Getting the Most out of your Multi-core machine with the Parallel Extensions to .NET

Are you getting the most out your fancy dual or quad core monster machine?  If you're not seeing a 2x - 4x improvement in speed in your app, I'll explain why and show you what you can do about it.  I'll explore the key concepts behind multi-core programming and why it matters to you.  I'll also discuss the Parallel Extensions to the ..NET framework and with any luck show you the difference the extensions can make in your applications.

Speaker Background:  Victor Stachura

Vic works for EDS as a Managing Consultant specializing in Applications modernization.  He helps clients transform old legacy applications into modern systems - with the aim of increasing performance and maintainability while lowering Total cost of Ownership.

Giveaways: 

•  Telerik Licenses (Winservices, Reporting and RadControls)
•  4 Telerik T-Shirts
•  1 Code Smith Pro License
•  16 books for review
•  2 Wintelect T-Shirts
•  1 MS Project Pro 2003
•  1 FarPoint License

Announcements:  We will be meeting the third Wednesday of each month.  Please let your .NET contacts know about our meetings.

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Speaker: Greg Smalter - Red Stapler Software, LLC
Date:  February 20, 2008
Time:  6PM
Place:  KnowledgeAir (726 Exchange St, Suite 628 in the Larkin building) Click Here for Directions
Food: Pizza and Pop (Courtesy of Tek Systems)

Agenda:
 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM :: Food and Networking
 6:30 PM - 6:45 PM :: Announcements and Introductions
 6:45 PM - 7:30 PM :: Presentation Part I
 7:30 PM - 7:45 PM :: Food and Networking
 7:45 PM - 8:30 PM :: Presentation Part II

Presentation:
Data Access Layers through Code Generation Data access is often a tedious and error-prone part of an application.  Greg will demonstrate the automatically generated data access layer, his company built, to address common problems encountered by all applications. 
 
He'll also discuss the properties that any good data access layer should have, and compare the benefits of other data access layers that the audience has an interest in.  There will inevitably be some discussion of code generation and its benefits in general.
 
Speaker Background:
Greg Smalter graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology before co-founding Red Stapler Software, LLC; a company specialized in providing web applications to small businesses in order to automate their workflow.  Greg enjoys giving talks throughout the northeast on data access,validation, and web application frameworks.  He has also consulted for Xerox and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
 
Giveaways:  2 Windows Vista (biz edition) and assorted swag.
 
Announcements:  We will be meeting the third Wednesday of each month.  Please let your .NET contacts know about our meetings.

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